Chief People Officer at Elizabeth Maddeux

Description

• Our client, a leading construction and manufacturing group, is seeking an experienced and strategic Chief People Officer (CPO) to lead the company’s people strategy and human capital management.
• The CPO will be responsible for building a high-performance culture, strengthening talent capability, ensuring compliance with labour laws, and aligning people practices with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities
People Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and execute a people and culture strategy aligned with the company’s business goals.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the MD/CEO and executive team on workforce planning and. organizational design.
• Drive culture transformation, employee engagement, and leadership effectiveness.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning:

• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies across factory and corporate roles.
• Develop succession planning and leadership development frameworks.
• Oversee performance management systems and competency frameworks.

Employee Relations & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with Nigerian labour laws, industrial relations standards, and company policies.
• Manage employee relations, discipline, grievance handling, and conflict resolution.
• Oversee engagement with unions (where applicable) and regulatory bodies.

Learning, Development & Capability Building:

• Design and implement training and development programs for factory and office staff.
• Build technical, leadership, and behavioral capability across the organization.
• Promote continuous learning and talent development.

Compensation, Rewards & HR Operations:

• Oversee compensation, benefits, payroll, and rewards structures.
• Ensure competitive, fair, and performance-linked remuneration frameworks.
• Drive HR process efficiency, digitization, and policy governance.

Health, Safety, Wellbeing & Culture:

• Collaborate with operations to promote workplace health, safety, and employee wellbeing.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and ethical workplace practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Employee engagement and satisfaction scores.
• Staff turnover and retention rates.
• Time-to-hire and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Leadership and succession readiness coverage.
• Training effectiveness and capability improvement.
• Compliance with labour laws and zero major HR infractions.
• Performance management cycle completion rate.
• HR cost efficiency vs budget.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field.
• A Master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• Professional HR certification (CIPM, SHRM, HRCI) is required.
• Minimum 10 years HR experience, with at least 5–7 years in a senior leadership role.
• Strong experience in FMCG, Construction, or manufacturing environments is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and strong business acumen.
• Proven leadership and people management capability.
• Deep understanding of Nigerian labour laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• High integrity, emotional intelligence, and discretion.
• Ability to drive change and culture transformation .